Speaking from experience, Hamilton backs Antonelli as his Mercedes F1 successor

Mercedes is still waiting to see if it can somehow convince Max Verstappen to join the team as Red Bull's power plays drag on, but as time goes on it has become clear that Antonelli might well be its man for the future. On Thursday at Imola, Hamilton said he would put the Italian youngster in the car if it had been his call. 'Honestly, I have no idea what Toto 's plans are but I think for me taking on a youngster would be .

Hamilton, Lando Norris, Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg and now Alex Albon have all signed up for 2026 and possibly beyond as teams aim to put all the pieces of the puzzle together to steal a march on their rivals with the all-new cars and power units. A stable driver pairing means another variable is taken off the board for what will be by far the biggest regulation change since 2009, and possibly the biggest ever.

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